Mike John

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Mike John
Born (1966-01-17) January 17, 1966 (age 56)
Los Angeles, California
Website http://www.mikejohnpov.com

Mike John is the pseudonym of an American pornographic movie producer, director, and actor.

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Biography

John started in the industry as a videographer for Sean Michaels in 1996. He joined Anabolic Video in 1998 as a director with his first series, Panochitas. [1] He became successful at Anabolic with his point-of-view (POV) series, A Perverted Point of View. [2] He is credited for mentoring Lexington Steele and Erik Everhard as directors. [3] [4]

He left Anabolic and joined Red Light District Video (RLD) in 2003. He directed 27 titles for the banner before leaving in January 2006. [1] After leaving RLD, John obtained a permanent injunction against his former company when RLD advertised several series on its website, No Cum Dodging, Boobaholics, and Teen Spermaholics that were confusingly similar to John's series, No Cum Dodging Allowed, Boobaholics Anonymous, and Teenage Spermaholics. [5]

John signed a distribution deal with Jules Jordan Video (JJV) in 2006. John retained full ownership of his titles and the company would earn a percentage for distributing them. His first movie for JJV was the interracial title, Racial Tension which won several awards. [1]

Awards

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  3. ↑ Bob Johnson (2010-12-15). "Lex Marks His Spot". XBIZ . Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  4. ↑ Erik Jay (2009-01-15). "Evermore, Everlong, Everhard". XBIZ . Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "Court Issues Mike John's Parallel Media Permanent Injuction Against Red Light District". 2006-06-28. pp. AVN. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  6. ↑ Steve Javors (2006-04-18). "Adam Film World Guide Announces Awards Winners". XBIZ . Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "2007 winners". AVN. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
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  10. ↑ "2010 winners". AVN. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  11. ↑ Peter Warren (2010-04-30). "2010 XRCO Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  12. ↑ Peter Warren (2011-04-14). "2011 XRCO Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
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